单词 | stratagem |
释义 | stratagem —stratagemical /strat'euh jem"i keuhl/, adj. —stratagemically, adv. /strat"euh jeuhm/, n. 1. a plan, scheme, or trick for surprising or deceiving an enemy. 2. any artifice, ruse, or trick devised or used to attain a goal or to gain an advantage over an adversary or competitor: business stratagems. [1480-90; ( < MF stratageme) < It stratagemma war ruse < L strategema < Gk stratégema instance of generalship, deriv. of strategeîn to be in command, deriv. of strategós military commander (see STRATEGY)] Syn. 1, 2. See trick. 2. deception, intrigue, device, maneuver, contrivance. |
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